SEOUL, Jan. 12 (Yonhap) — The Supreme Prosecutors Office (SPO) requested the justice ministry Friday take disciplinary action against an incumbent prosecutor for declaring his candidacy for April’s parliamentary elections. Kim Sang-min, a senior prosecutor from the Daejeon High Prosecutors Office, organized a public event Tuesday to celebrate the publication of his book in his hometown, the southeastern city of Changwon, where he also declared his intention to run for a parliamentary seat. Kim later resigned, but his resignation has not been accepted. Additionally, the SPO urged disciplinary action against Park Dae-beom, a senior prosecutor at the Gwangju High Prosecutors Office, for engaging in “inappropriate” contacts with outsiders related to the election. “Upon confirming the violation of the duty of…
